black-calabash vs Violet Smut

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Urocystis violae

Key Differences

• black-calabash is Least Concern while Violet Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Violet Smut
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Amphitecna	Urocystis
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Urocystis violae

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Violet Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Violet Smut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black-calabash

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Violet Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Denmark.

black-calabash

The Black-calabash (Amphitecna latifolia) is a species in the genus Amphitecna. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.